Course overview

Course intent

This course will give you the first step tools to obtain the skills and knowledge needed to make a positive impact and make changes to family life.

What will I learn?

This free, two-week online course will help you understand emotional regulation and emotional intelligence You’ll learn how to spot signs of dysregulation and how to use validation to acknowledge feelings. The course introduces healthy coping strategies, explains why co-regulation is important, and encourages you to try at least one practical approach to support your child’s emotional development

What Will I Learn:

 What emotional regulation and emotional intelligence are

 How to recognise when your child is dysregulated

 How to validate your child’s feelings

 Simple coping strategies to use at home

 The role of co-regulation

 One practical way to support your child’s emotional growth

Who is this course for? Is there anything I need to know before joining?

This course is suitable for parents, carers and grandparents of Primary School aged children who live in Surrey and want to have a positive impact on their child’s development. This will be delivered online via Zoom

What do I need to bring to the first class? Will there be any extra costs?

You will need to:

• Have your camera on
• Provide a mobile phone number and email address when you enrol so that we can contact you about your course.
• Please attend all sessions
• A reliable internet connection
• A computer/laptop/tablet or phone with a fully updated browser (preferably Google Chrome), microphone and camera
• A pen and paper
• Check your email for detailed joining instructions two days before course starts.
• Fill out the `Getting to know you` form and fill out `Tell us what you think` form
• Contact us on family.learning@surreycc.gov.uk if you have any questions

What can I do when I finish the course?

At the end of this course, we will give you details of what you may wish to move on to next, for example volunteering, further courses with Surrey Adult Learning, a college or employment

Additional Information

We welcome learners with additional needs and disabilities. When you enrol, please let us know if you would like to discuss your extra support needs with a member of the Supported Learning Team who will then contact you as soon as possible. If you are enrolling within 10 days of the course start date, we may not be able to contact you before your first class.

We value and support equality, diversity and inclusion by promoting fairness and respect at all times.

How to enrol

You can't currently enrol online for this course, so please call 0300 200 1044 to express your interest or to make an enquiry for further information.

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